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0. H. SGHURIG & G. PRUFER. FLOWER POT.

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C. H. SGHURIG 8: C. PRUFER. FLOWER POT.

N0. 491,786. Patented Feb. 14, 1893.

NITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

CARL HERMANN SCHURIG AND CARL PRUFER, OF MUGELN, GERMANY.

FLOWER-POT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 491,786, dated February 14, 1893. Application filed November 30, 1891. $erial1lo. 413,621. (No specimens.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CARL HERMANN SCHURIG and CARL PRiiFER, subjects of the Emperor of Germany, residing in Miigeln, in the Empire of Germany, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Flower-Pots, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is an improved flower pot, which, instead of being placed on the ground or on some table or shelf is adapted to be hung to the wall.

In the here-annexed drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a flower pot, Fig. 2 is the side view of the pot provided with an auxiliary pot, Fig. 3 is the plan of the same, Fig. 4: the side view and Fig. 5 the plan of an auxiliary pot of somewhat modified shape, Fig. 6 the perspective view of a modified flower pot.

The improved flower pot, which may be made of any suitable material has as it is shown by Figs. 1 to 6 of the drawings a body A tapering to a point downwardly, the rear side B of which body A has a hole or eye I) with which the flowerpot is liun g toa hook or nail fixed in the wall.

Flower pots of this kind are conveniently made from paste board and may have an auxiliary pot C of the same or other material to be placed into the main pot. Between the two pots A and C is inserted as is represented in 0 side view by Fig. 2 and in plan by Fig. 3 a sheet metal pyramid or cap D at the bottom which serves to prevent water from flowing out and also to produce suflicient interstice between the two pots A and C. This latter 5 CARL HEBMANN SCIIURIG. CARL PRUFER.

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CARL BORNGRAEBER, JULIUS WETTNIOH. 

